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Attackers could have had full control over DT’s Web server. Independent Egyptian security researcher Ebrahim Hegazy has found another vulnerability, and this one affected the Web servers of Deutsche Telekom, Germany’s biggest telecommunications provider. Hegazy discovered the bug on the telekom.de website, on one of the subdomains that displayed a generic landing page. The subdomain umfragen.telekom.de […]
Short Bytes: After facing tons of criticism over the new proposed rules governing the 5GHz spectrum devices (basically your WiFi routers), the FCC has decides to remove the controversial wordings from the proposal. The FCC has modified the proposal and cleaned the air, telling that it allows the use of open source firmware. Some months […]
Crafted image crashes apps, server processes. This will not be fun: the graphics processing library libpng has a vulnerability and needs to be patched. The problem for that is that libpng is everywhere – in browsers, anything that processes photos to produce thumbnails, file browsers, music players, in applications in every operating system. The bug […]
It didn’t take long for Anonymous members to rally and swear payback for the recent ISIS terror attacks that took place in Paris, France, on Friday, November 13, 2015. Having run #OpISIS back at the beginning of the year, after the Charlie Hebdo massacre in January, various smaller branches of the Anonymous hacktivism group are […]
A telephone tower-like device (IMSI-catcher) can be used for recording phone calls from the latest versions of Samsung Galaxy, demonstrated by two German researchers. IMSI-catchers are mostly used in laboratories for testing purposes, but they can be bought by anyone who wishes to have one. So, what happens is anyone having these catchers can mimic […]
Short Bytes: In response to the Paris attacks, Hacktivist group Anonymous was quick to issue a warning to its long-time foe ISIS. The group has released two videos that warn ISIS and ask them to “expect a total mobilization on their part.” In the past, hacktivist group Anonymous has shown its commitment to crush ISIS […]
Just hours before the Paris attacks, Facebook blocked a group “Report ISIS accounts” that was made by anonymous members for unmasking ISIS group members on Facebook. The Facebook group was started by the Anonymous group “Red Cult” and was part of the operation which was termed as #OpISIS by the Anonymous group. Social media has been the main weapon […]
Short Bytes: The popularity of programming languages is measured using various factors. The TIOBE index is often used as the best way to learn about the popularity of a programming language and the latest trend indicates that Java is once again rising to claim the top spot. According to the latest report of TIOBE, released […]
Smartphones have taken our lives to a different level, besides helping us to connect with others, they also save lives; just like this one in yesterday’s attack in Paris. Advancement in technology has given a new shape to lives. Almost each and every person is carrying smartphones these days and these phones not only help […]
Facebook’s Photo Magic Can Scan Users’ Camera Roll to find Photos of their Friends — We learned about Facebook’s new feature called Photo Magic earlier this week. Reports suggest that this new feature is being tested in Australia and is equipped with the power to scan your phone’s Camera Roll and find pictures of your […]
Hackers leak data of over 7,000 officers. Hackers who declined to name themselves hacked the servers of the Brazilian Army, and later leaked the personal details of around 7,000 officers. The attack was carried out after the Brazilian Army’s team was accused of cheating in a series of cyber-security games. The game in question is CTF […]
Distributed via Word files and the Angler EK. Cyber-crooks are diversifying their activities by including as many threats as possible inside their malware-delivery campaigns. One such example is a campaign detected by Proofpoint, which saw a new type of PoS (Point of Sale) malware bundled with the Vawtrack banking trojan. This new PoS malware was named […]
CSI: Cyber is known more for absurd drama than technical coherence, but it’s a big deal that hacking’s become so visible that it’s the plot point of a network TV show. When we heard that last Sunday’s episode of CSI: Cyber, “Gone in Six Seconds,” was about car hacking, we had to tune in. It […]
Point of sale malware has gotten more sophisticated as we inch closer to the two-year anniversary of the Target data breach. Now, two weeks from the biggest shopping day of the year, two new and different strains of point of sale malware have come to light, including one that’s gone largely undetected for the past […]
Newsweek has revealed that Spotify (One of the giants of the Music industry) faced a hacking attack last week and thousands of email ids and passwords were leaked by hackers. Newsweek interacted within 9 of the users whose accounts were leaked and posted publicly on 2nd November. Out of those 9 users, a user claimed […]
The US government has started arresting people who are showing support for the so-called Islamic State (IS, previously ISIS/ISIL) on social media. Whether it be a Facebook status, tweet or even GIFs. If you are found showing support to the group, you could be put behind bars. Recently, a 25-year-old Akron posted a GIF showing photographs and names […]
Short Bytes: A new discovery at the PacSec Conference at Tokyo unveiled a great threat prevailing in the Android OS that hands over all your valuable data and full control of your device to the hackers with just a click. Read more to know about this vulnerability in detail. Security researchers have discovered a flaw […]
Although it’s far from always possible to determine the perpetrators of a denial-of-service attack and bring them to justice, there are plenty of people who have been put behind bars because of this modern-day crime.
Vulnerabilities in SAP and Oracle products expose companies to crippling attacks, oil market fraud or equipment sabotage. A talk delivered at the Black Hat Europe 2015 security conference in Amsterdam shows how one simple vulnerability in an ERP suite used inside oil and gas companies can escalate to grant attackers access to the company’s entire infrastructure. […]
Edward Snowden has been offering advice on operational security to ordinary people, advocating, among other things, two-factor authentication and encryption.
Car hacking may sound like something out of the latest Die Hard or James Bond film, but it’s newsworthy, real and likely to happen much more regularly in the future. We look at the top facts you need to know about this emerging trend.